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NY S08383

Bill

Status

Passed

6/26/2025

Primary Sponsor

Toby Stavisky

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Provides 3% annual stipend increases for SUNY graduate student employees for academic years 2023-2024, 2024-2025, and 2025-2026, with minimum stipends rising from $11,102 to $11,778 at University Centers and Health Science Centers

  • Effective July 1, 2026, establishes new minimum annual stipends of $18,000 for full assistantships at university center and health science center campuses, and $7,500 at comprehensive college campuses

  • Authorizes a one-time lump sum payment of $1,500 for full-time graduate assistants ($750 for part-time) effective October 1, 2025

  • Continues several support funds including the doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund, comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund, fee mitigation fund, and downstate location fund for employees in New York City and surrounding counties, all expiring July 1, 2026

  • Appropriates $30.2 million from the general fund for fiscal year 2025-2026 and $9.7 million for various programs including professional development and work-life services

Legislative Description

Provides for the adjustment of stipends of certain incumbents in the state university of New York and designating moneys therefor; continues a doctoral program recruitment and retention enhancement fund; continues work-life services and pre-tax programs; continues a professional development committee; continues a comprehensive college graduate program recruitment and retention fund; continues a fee mitigation fund; continues a downstate location fund; continues a joint labor management advisory board; continues an accidental death benefit; makes an appropriation therefor.

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.181

6/26/2025

Committee Referrals

Ways and Means6/11/2025
Rules6/9/2025
Finance6/6/2025

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